The Eternal Fragments of Moonlight
Chapter 16: Before The Rain (Part III)
Two weeks after that incident, we rose one level from tenth grade to eleventh grade. I remember that day was the day of the class division announcement at our school. Students meet various spots on the bulletin board to find out which class they are in.
Me, Mira and Dian decided to go see the crowd board together. The three of us chose the social major as our vocational program when going up to the eleventh grade. Sebernarnar, only Mira can be said “select” social majors as his vocational program. Because for me and Dian and Ronny, the three of us just accepted fate.
When I asked Mira why she chose a social major, she replied. “Maybe because I like to socialize”. So said.
The three of us stood in front of the notice board near the teacher's room and started looking for our names there. It is not difficult to find one, as there are only 3 classes available for social majors. I was so happy to know that Mira and I were in the same class. I have never been that happy when I read my name before.
“Mir, we are one class!.” Dian looks excited. He jumped up and down while holding both hands of Mira.
“Haha Yes, In.” Mira looks happy too.
“Ya it seems I have to hang out with you guys again in front.” That's how I said it.
“Cih.” Dian showed a wrinkled face like a squeezed sponge. “Mir, later we sit far away from him huh. I don't want you to be a bully again. One year is more than enough!”
“Eh, I've never bullied Mira huh. His Mira people never get angry kok.”
“Huh? That's because Mira's too nice. He's too good for you!”
There was a tingling pain when I heard what Dian said.
“Hmm... So you feel less careful? If you want to be jailin too, yes just say in.”
“Najis!”
I laughed at the reaction of Dian who always thought of me as a germ that could endanger her life and Mira. Even so, I actually never thought that Dian really hated me. I think yes, maybe that's the way to make Mira more entertained. By putting his shock on me.
Amidst my argument with Dian, I felt Mira tugging at the end of my sleeve. Well this is how he gets my attention when there's something he wants to say.
I saw Mira's sparkling face staring at me while pointing at the notice board in front of us. Seeing it like that I remembered Ami when I promised to buy ice cream. Yeah, I know he's happy because we're all in the same class. But I think his expression at that time was exaggerated and a moment later I knew the reason. After paying close attention to where Mira's finger was pointing.
“Alan Lingga Prawira” Dian dictated the name that Mira was pointing to. “Who? Your acquaintance, Mir?”
“Bu, nobody.”
“Eits, hayoo who is it?” Dian seduced Mira by poking around her waist. “Gebetan?” His whisper.
Mira was silent unable to answer.
Seeing Mira's reaction, Dian smirked. She pulled Mira's hand and ran to take her away leaving me alone.
As I tried to stop them both, a student brought himself closer to the notice board. Makes my steps become blocked. He was seen looking at the list of students in my class. Spontaneous only my attention was turned to him.
“What?”
I saw Laras glancing at me with his cold gaze. If it is like this I must immediately find a conversation so as not to be considered to be staring at it.
“Lo is in this class too, Ras?”
“Why?”
“Ya means we are one class.”
“Oh.”
***
Eleventh grade was a time when Mira and the others would come to visit my house on weekends very often. This time Laras has started to join the group. Suddenly he became very familiar with Mira and Dian after we were all in the same class.
And it was me and Mira from the eleventh grade that started a secret conversation between us. Almost every time there are “pent” moments that concern his relationship with Alan, Mira always reported to me.
Although I don't think any of them are important. Not because I'm jealous or don't care. But indeed all that Mira conveyed were trivial things like, the moment where they nodded at each other for the first time, or about their accidental meeting in the teacher's room, until the incident where they met with a view during the flag ceremony. Nothing special.
But I still admit it that these moments are considered valuable by him. Much more valuable than the togetherness he spent with me.
If after school, then the location we usually use is a city park located not far from the school. Lima Roundabout. That's where almost every day Mira treats me her favorite guava juice. Then about the small jazz concert, you need to know, that I was the one who actually proposed Mira for the first time to perform with the band. Not Dian.
Dian? How does he know that his father Mira is a famous composer from whom Mira got his extraordinary musical talent. I know because it was I who had been the place to share secrets.
Whereas if Mira wants to chat in the morning before the lesson starts, so the place we usually use is the balcony of the 2nd floor next to the sekre Club IT near the empty stairs that are rarely used by students in the morning. Yes, that place is also what Mira used to express “love recognition” to me before.
Maybe, after I mentioned the empty stairs, you remember that a while ago Alan once found Mira who was standing there staring without flinching. By ourselves.
I don't know why Mira did that. On several occasions after my body lay in the hospital, Mira sometimes did so in the morning before the bell rang. When she got to school, instead of going to class, Mira walked up to the empty stairs and stayed there until the entrance bell rang.
Perhaps it was his subconscious that brought him there. Commanding her to report any development of her love with Alan to someone she can't even remember.
All right, I'll tell you what really happened before Alan found Mira on the 2nd floor balcony near the empty staircase. While Mira was standing quietly alone up there, she spoke to herself blankly staring at the ceramic floor in front of her. It was as if he was telling someone.
“Tau no, yesterday..he asked...my number.”.
“He said, Mir.... You have a.. screwdriver?”.
“Hihi, I thought during.. this is it... The person is serious..”.
“But it turns..”.
“She's a person... a pleasant.”.
Until there Mira again fell silent. For a long time he remained silent while looking down without even once blinking. Until he finally spoke again for the last time.
“Sorry.. right... i..”.
If only I could see my image at that time. I must have found myself crying.
***
"Wow." Ronny came back after I finished telling him. We were right in front of Ronny's house.
"So until now Mira still likes to come to the side of the school, make a story of the development of her love with Alan to elo?"
"Yes maybe." Answer's short.
"Ta, but why do you..." I saw Ronny start to have a sad face. This is the first time I've seen him express himself like that.
"Ugh, so this is what happened during my first grade through second grade." Mumbled. "I think I have a lot of fuzzy memories over those two years."
"Oh a minute, I'd love to! The flower garden.. ugh the greenhouse... keep the roof of the house lo..... moon red color?" Suddenly Ronny spoke at random.
"Gaaah..."
Next I saw he was down. He looked like he was in a lot of pain with his breath choking and cold sweat that was beginning to settle down. Seeing that, I panicked.
"Eh Ron, what's wrong? Oh! Ja, don't faint here, Ron! You know I can't help you at all with my form like this!"
I looked around, but I found no one there. I was flying higher but around Ronny's house there was no one. I finally decided to press Ronny's bell. But it's just translucent, just like that. I kept the bell going fast, because now I saw Ronny start convulsing like ayan.
"Gee!" I focused my attention entirely on the bell while continuing to try to suppress it. Until finally...
"Ting-tong!" I managed.
Not long after, Ronny's father came to open the door. I'm also very happy. But when I looked back at Ronny, I saw that he had risen and had fallen limp against the fence.
"What are you doing there, Ron?" Ask Dad.
Ronny did not answer. He just walked into the house without looking at me.